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81% of women are more concerned about the health of their loved ones (spouse, parents, children...) than their own...

81% of women are more concerned about the health of their loved ones (spouse, parents, children...) than their own...

77% put off going to the doctor, while only 38% go for regular check-ups. They tend to minimize risk factors, and 80% are unaware of myocardial infarction symptoms specific to women. This study was carried out by Elabe for the AXA Prévention Association, which is the partner of Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes for the Bus du Coeur des Femmes. https://www.axaprevention.fr/sante-des-femmes-etude-axa-prevention. Let's take care of ourselves and make our health a priority

 
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Women Underrepresented in Clinical Trials

An analysis of 10 years of clinical trials shows no improvement in diversity over time, even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration established recommendations for increasing diversity in 1993. This is even more harmful because we now know that gender, race and ethnicity can affect responses to [...]

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Myocardial infarction: women are at least as concerned as men!

Dr. Stéphane Manzo, Cardiologist at AP-HP in Paris and ambassador for Agir pour le Cœur des femmes explains why women are at least as concerned as men when it comes to myocardial infarction! For a long time, myocardial infarction (MI) was considered a man's disease, sparing women. In France, [...]

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Women: the forgotten health professionals

Women's health is precious and must be considered a social issue, until such time as certain unequal situations, inherited from practices of another era, are resolved. By transforming ourselves into hummingbirds of prevention, we will bring about a change in the way women's specific [...]

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